• The 8 Things You Should Make With a New Instant Pot

    The 8 Things You Should Make With a New Instant Pot

    Your kitchen should have the right tools. Welcome to A Guide to Gearing Up Your Kitchen, a series where I help you outfit the space with all the small appliances you need (and ditch the ones you don’t). If you are one of the many home cooks who have hopped on the Instant Pot bandwagon…


  • Use This Extension to Change Your iPhone’s Default Maps App

    Use This Extension to Change Your iPhone’s Default Maps App

    You can change the default browser on your iPhone, but you still can’t change the default maps app—at least, not officially. This is annoying for those who prefer using something like Waze, which has superior traffic data and a slew of other features. If you get a navigation link in iMessage, it’s going to open…


  • Optometry Research Projects Nearly Half the World Will Need Glasses by 2050

    Optometry Research Projects Nearly Half the World Will Need Glasses by 2050

    Myopia, or the need for corrected vision to focus or see objects at a distance, has become a lot more common in recent decades. Some even consider myopia, also known as nearsightedness, an epidemic. Optometry researchers estimate that about half of the global population will need corrective lenses to offset myopia by 2050 if current rates continue –…